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Obituary: Rotorua community legend Willie Emery dies, said to leave lasting legacy
22 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Willie (William) Emery. Photo / Supplied
Willie Emery, a stalwart for Rotorua s lakes, land and people, has died, and is said to have left a lasting legacy behind. On Sunday, William Emery, known to most as Willie, died peacefully in Tauranga Hospital on Sunday at age 75.
He was a husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, a friend, a teammate, a leader.
Loved ones have described him as a man with knowledge, a big heart, and enthusiasm.
The man with a love of the land, the lakes, the rugby, and the people will be arriving in the arms of the woman he loved the most, who he lost more than a decade ago.